Dear Editor, We would like to thank D’Elia et al. for their thoughtful and constructive comments regarding our article, “Socioeconomic inequities in prostate cancer care: private versus public treatment settings pose a significant impact on overall survival” published in einstein (São Paulo).() We fully agree with the authors regarding the relevance and urgency of this discussion. […]

Highlights ■ Men with metastatic prostate cancer in the public system have access to fewer treatment lines. ■ Survival in the public system was 3 years shorter than that in the private setting (78 versus 115 months). ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of assistance from public and private health systems on the overall survival of patients with metastatic prostate cancer. Methods: A total of 213 patients with metastatic prostate cancer treated at the A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, either in […]